Machine for syruping fruit in cans.



E- L ENGEL'HARDT.

MACHINE FOR SYRUPING FRUIT IN CANS.

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MACHINE FOR SYRUPING FRUIT IN CANS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23,19I3.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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MACHINE FOR SYRUPING FRUIT IN CANS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23. I913.

Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

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driven by gear 5, which is actuated by pinion gear (3 which is keyed to the upper end of shaft 7, said shaft being held in placeat the upper end thereof by a bearing 7 attached to one of the arms 3. Said shaft 7' extends down a distance and is held in place by a bearing 7", said bearing being bolted to frame 1 by bolts shown at 7 At the lower end ,of shaft 7 is bevelgear 8 which comes in contact with bevel-gear 8, said gear being keyed to the end of shaft 8, said shaft being supported by. bearings 9 and 9 Said bearing 9 is supported by iron bracket 9, said bracket being held in place on frame 1 by bolts shown at 1*. On shaft 8 is keyed pulley 9 which is the driving pulley. Along side of said pul ley 9 is loose pulley 10. By shifting the power belt from one pulley to the other the power is applied to the machine or taken off as required. The syrup or liquid reservoir 11 is attached "to gear 5 and revolves there with on shaft 11, said .shaftbeing fastened to cap 2 and extending down a distance through adjustable cap 2 and into pedestal 1 having its lower end threaded to which is attached adjustable nut 11, which is for the purpose of elevating or lowering the ,cap 2 and the parts operating thereon so that the same may be adapted to the heightof the feeding and discharge mechanisms. From the periphery of reservoir 11 project a plurality of hollow arms 12 to which are hinged by means of ahollow spindle 13 aplurality of hollow arms 14 to 14: inclusive. From the hollow arms 14 to 14 inclusive are suspended by means of shafts 15 the can-supports 16 together with star-wheels 17 operating cams 17 and 17 Keyed to cam 17 are said star-wheels 17 said cams 17 being revoluble on-shafts 15. Upon the under side of arms l-i to l l inclusive are placed rollers 18 which travel on a circular twisting track 4:, the same supporting and guiding arms 14L to 11 inclusivenvith their attachments and loads in their. travel around the machine and.

to the assumption of their various positions.

The cap 2 with arms 3 supporting the track t is keyed to the shaft 11 and as a further .stay against a rotating strain a sliding pin -20 is secured in the cap and projects downwardly into the head ofpedestal 1, the fit being such as to permit the raisingof the top of the machine for adjustment as herein-.

after described. From the top of shaft 11 are rigidly securedarms 22 the same being faced on their outer and lower surface with a packing material 23, this device acting as a cutoff of the flow of liquid from the several openings in arms 12 at such time of operation that the cans are being released from theclamps and removed from the machine and replaced with other cans. The

angular arms 22 standing in a fixed position close and open the openings in arms 12 by reason of the rotation of the reservoir 11 bringing those openings successively oppo site its surface. A cover 24 is placed over the reservoir ll to protect thecontents from dust. This cover. is pr-ovided with an opening at 2f for the purpose of inserting therein a supply pipe 24 said pipe having a valve 2r which is operated by a float. 24. The lower part of the'ca'm 17 is provided with a'star-wheel 17 which in the rotation of the machine causes the wheel to. travel between the pins 25 and 25 which are firmly set in the brackets 26 and 26 respectively which. are attached to cap 2. Assuming in this instance that the rotation is contra clock-wise, the star-wheel first engages the outerwrow of pins 25 which will .have the effect of raising the cam 17 to the highest point, fastening the can-support 16' on the can 16. WVhen the cam 17 is raised to the highest point which has a level surface, it

raises the can support 16 with its can 16 to contact with the under surface of hollow arm 14: which is provided with a rubber ring 27 which prevents leakage of the liquid in the various operations and positions. After a the can 16 has completed its revolution around the machine and is ready to be discharged, the star-wheel l't' engages pins 25 thus lowering cam 17 to its lowest point and permitting the can 16 to drop downward free of the hollow arm 14:, when the can 16 is removed from the machine by arm shown at 80. Closely following this action a fresh can is placed upon the vacant can-support 16 and the star-wheel 17 immediately engages the pins 25 and the operation is repeated. The clamping action described opens the valve 28 by bringing the rubberring 27 in contact with the lower end of said valve stem and raising the valve 28 from its seat. allowing the liquid to flow into the can 16 through port 29. Said valve 28 is closed by the action of spring 2 h At the lower end of said valve stem is shown a packing nut 28 for the purpose of preventing leakage at this point when said valve 28 is closed down and no can in position. When a fresh can is inserted and clamped in place the rim of said can forces the rubber ring 27 back into position raising'the valve 28 by means of the upward pressure on flange 28 on the end of said valve stem 28. This position is maintained during the process of filling and said cut-off 22-23 until said can is removed and valve 28 allowed to close.

In Fig. 2 arms 14- and g are shown in vertical position with the cans 16? attached thereto. Arm 1% is shown memos ,1 I

' mounting the circular twisted track i, gradpally taking a horizontal position for drainin [Arm 14 is shown descending the circular twisted-track 4 toa point where the can 16 is unlocked and released Au adjust able stop 31 is placed upon the plane of the can-support 16 for the purpose of adjusting the distanced-hat the can shall. be placed upon the same. Tl distance is governed by the quantity of liquid desired to remain in the can and is accomplished follows An opening 29 is shown through which the liquid flows to and from the can. it sumed that the cans are fully filled with liquid during the progress of positions as 14r and When the can is shifted to positions li and. the liquid drains back into reservoir 11, the spindle 1-3 remaining open in all positions. The amount of liquid to remain in the can may be accurately determined by the adjusting stop 31 heretofore described. The, feeding and re leasing device is shown as a traveling track 32 having a plurality of angle bars The cans 16" are placed on this traveling track 32 and in front of angle bars 33. As the cans advance they come in contact-with diagonal arm and by this means are carried onto can-support 16. As this can-support advances the can 16 comes in contact with adjustable arm 35 which places the can in the required position on platform 16. Adjustable arm 35 is held in. place by stanchion 36 and has an adjustable screw shown at 37. This screw is for the purpose of adjusting the lower end of arm 35 in or out as to'the required position of the can 16 on can-support 16. in removing the cans 16 from the can-support 16 after the same have been filled and drained, the same come in contactwith diagonal arm 30 and is thus removed from can-support 16 onto traveling track 32 from which the cans 16 are taken to a processor or cooker preparatory to scaling I am aware that various modifications may be made in the construction of the working parts of the herein described machine without departing fromthe involved invention, which resides in rotatable means. for successfully receiving cans to be filled with syrup or other liquid, automatically clamping the said cans inposition, filling the same with syrup or other liquid and draining them back to the amount required to be left in the can during the rotary travel'oi the. clamping and sustaining mechanism, and successively discharging the filledcans from the machine, and in themeans thrown into action by the movement of a received can for shifting the device-for unseating the valves controlling the-outflow of syrup 0'1 liquid from the revolving syrup reservoir, whereby the machine is of such a construe tion as to cover the mechanism of no can, no syrup? ters l atent is--- v 1. in a machine for syruping fruit in cans,v

the combination of an endless track, in which 4 the wearing surface alternately assumes a horizontal and verticalpositionwith means for supporting the same a reservoir concentrically and revolublv mounted in said track;

with driving mechanism operatively con-c ne'cted thereto, a plurality of hollow arms v radially positioned about- "the perimeter thereof and communicatingtherewith, a hel low arm pivotally'attached to each of said last mentioned hollow arms and communieating therewith, said pivotally attached hollow arms being provided with filling nozzles and with rollers adapted to travel'on said track when'said reservoir is set in motion and having can supports depending therefrom. Y g 2. in a machine for syruping fruit in cans, the combination of an endless track in which the wearing surface alternately assumes a horizontal and vertical position with means for supporting the same, a reservoir concentrically and revolubly mounted in said track with driving mechanism operatively connected thereto, a plurality of hollow arms radially positioned about the vperimeter thereof and communicatingtherewith, a hollow arm pivotally attached to each of said last mentioned hollow arms and communi' eating therewith, said 'pivotally attached hollow arms being provided with filling noz' ales and with rollers adapted to travel ,'on said track when said reservoir is set in motion and having vertically movable can sup.- ports depending therefrom, valves opera tively positioned therein adapted to open and close when cans are moved into and out of engagement with said filling nozzles, means for raising and lowering said can supports a distance at predetermined intervals and holding the same in said raised or lowered position, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a machine for syruping fruit in cans, the combination of an endless track in which the wearing surface alternately assumesa horizontal and vertical position with means for supporting the same, a reservoir concentrio-ally and revolubly mounted in said track with driving mechanism operatively con nected thereto, a plurality of hollow arms radially positioned about the perimeter thereof and communicating therewitl'na hollow arm pivotally attached to each of said last mentioned hollow arms and communica'ting therewith, said pivotally attached hollow arms being provided with' filling noztirely positioned therein adapted to open.

and close'when cans are moved into and out of engagement With said filling nozzles, means ior raising and loweringsaid can slipports aldistance. at predetermined inter-' vals and holding the same in said raised or lowered pos 1t1ons,'a supply p1pe dischargemg into said reservoir having a float controlled valve positioned therein, means for automatically lnterrupting the communism tion between said reservoir and each of said radially positioned hollow arms during the period inv which the can being filled passes from the draining position to its discharge, means for positioning cans the desired distance on said can supports, and means for reinot ing 'said cans from said can supports after draining and releasing the same, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 20 J. B. CAMBERS. 

